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In 1982, Griselda Blanco ordered Ayala to kill Jesus “Chucho” Castro, one of her former enforcers. According to George Cadavid, a Miami police homicide detective, she wanted Castro dead after he had been hired to protect a drug supplier, but refused to carry out an unspecified order. [15]
Griselda Blanco Restrepo was born in Cartagena, Colombia, on the country's north coast.She and her mother, Ana Restrepo, [7] moved south to Medellín when she was three years old; this exposed her to a criminal lifestyle at an impressionable age, as Medellín was enduring years of its own socioeconomic, social and political troubles.
Blanco was later charged with first-degree murder in Castro's 1982 death in 1994 and the deaths of drug dealers and married couple Alfredo and Grizel Lorenzo, per the Tampa Bay Times' 1994 reporting.
Griselda is an American biographical crime drama television miniseries directed by Andrés Baiz and produced by Eric Newman and Sofía Vergara. It is written by Doug Miro and Ingrid Escajeda. It stars Vergara as Griselda Blanco, a notorious Colombian drug lord. The miniseries premiered on Netflix on January 25, 2024. [2]
Griselda examines Blanco's tumultuous rise to power and ultimate downfall. In addition to Vergara, the cast includes stunning performances by Karol G, Vanessa Ferlito, and Alberto Guerra.
The Early Years. Griselda was born in Santa Marta, Colombia, in 1943, but moved to the bustling Colombian metropolis of Medellín when she was a small child.
NETFLIX'S LIMITED SERIES Griselda follows the rise of Griselda Blanco (Sofia Vergara) to the top of Miami's cocaine trade in the '70s and '80s, an ascent driven by ruthless ambition and aided by ...
In 1994, Blanco was charged with first-degree murder in Castro’s 1982 death and the deaths of drug dealers and married couple Alfredo and Grizel Lorenzo, per the Tampa Bay Times’ reporting ...